Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalm 40

67 catchwords542 parallels

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Psalm 40 . 1 , The benefit of confidence in God; Psalm 40 . 6 , Obedience is the best sacrifice; Psalm 40 . 11 , The sense of David’s evils inflames his prayer.

Psalm 40:1

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalm 40:1 · BSB

I waited4 parallels

Heb. In waiting I waited

inclined3 parallels

Reciprocal42 parallels

am 2970 , bc 1034 . Title This psalm is supposed to have been composed by David about the same time , and on the same occasion , as the two preceding; with this difference , that here he magnifies God for have obtained the mercy which he sought there. It also contains a remarkable prophecy of the incarnation and sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Psalm 40:2

He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.

Psalm 40:2 · BSB

brought14 parallels

horrible pit1 parallel

Heb. pit of noise

the miry5 parallels

set4 parallels

established4 parallels

Reciprocal21 parallels

Psalm 40:3

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

Psalm 40:3 · BSB

And he5 parallels

praise2 parallels

many9 parallels

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Psalm 40:4

Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

Psalm 40:4 · BSB

Blessed10 parallels

respecteth3 parallels

as turn6 parallels

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Psalm 40:5

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

Psalm 40:5 · BSB

Many6 parallels

thoughts8 parallels

they cannot2 parallels

etc. or , none can order them unto thee

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Psalm 40:6

Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.

Psalm 40:6 · BSB

Sacrifice10 parallels

mine ears4 parallels

Reciprocal24 parallels

opened Heb. digged

Psalm 40:7

Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll:

Psalm 40:7 · BSB

Lo1 parallel

in the10 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

Psalm 40:8 · BSB

I delight10 parallels

yea5 parallels

Reciprocal32 parallels

within my heart Heb. in the midst of my bowels

Psalm 40:9

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.

Psalm 40:9 · BSB

preached8 parallels

not3 parallels

thou knowest2 parallels

Reciprocal23 parallels

Psalm 40:10

I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.

Psalm 40:10 · BSB

not hid11 parallels

righteousness5 parallels

faithfulness4 parallels

salvation4 parallels

lovingkindness6 parallels

Reciprocal33 parallels

Psalm 40:11

O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.

Psalm 40:11 · BSB

Withhold2 parallels

From this #### Verse to the end , we have quite a new subject; for the former contains a thanksgiving , and this contains a supplication. It is nearly the same as the seventieth , and probably formed a distinct Psalm

let thy6 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Psalm 40:12

For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.

Psalm 40:12 · BSB

innumerable2 parallels

mine5 parallels

they are2 parallels

heart3 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

faileth Heb. forsaketh

Psalm 40:13

Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.

Psalm 40:13 · BSB

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make2 parallels

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Psalm 40:14

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

Psalm 40:14 · BSB

Let them be ashamed9 parallels

The verbs in the preceding #### Verse , in which the psalmist simply prays for deliverance , are in the imperative; but here , and in the following #### Verses , they are in the future tense , and naturally express the language of lively faith and hope , rather than that of wishing the destruction foreseen and predicted

that1 parallel

driven5 parallels

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Psalm 40:15

May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.

Psalm 40:15 · BSB

desolate9 parallels

say4 parallels

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Psalm 40:16

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”

Psalm 40:16 · BSB

all6 parallels

love8 parallels

say4 parallels

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Psalm 40:17

But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

Psalm 40:17 · BSB

I am poor8 parallels

the Lord2 parallels

help3 parallels

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Reciprocal11 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web17 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Hebrews 10:5-9 → Psalms 40:6-8
Allusions Psalms 40:6 → Leviticus 1, Isaiah 50:5 → Psalms 40:6, Jeremiah 31:33 → Psalms 40:8
Echoes Hebrews 10:10 → Psalms 40:6, Psalms 40:6 → Exodus 21:6, Psalms 40:6-8 → 1 Samuel 15:22, Jeremiah 7:21-23 → Psalms 40:6-8, Hosea 6:6 → Psalms 40:6-8, Micah 6:6-8 → Psalms 40:6-8
Trajectories
Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration), Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice)
Longitudinal Themes
Sacrifice and Atonement
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Psalm 40.6-8 - A Body You Have Prepared
Chiasms
Shaped Psalm 40:10–16, Psalm 40:13–17, Psalm 40:5–9
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